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Key Responsibilities:
- Programming of modern Web 2.0 front-ends using JavaScript and AJAX
- Implementing new features, maintaining and updating our platform
- Ability to work in a fast-moving environment with developers and product managers
- Assurance of cross-browser compatibility
Poken is looking for experienced Frontend software engineers to design and develop the next generation of social media applications. For this role we are seeking individuals who value building quality software and strive to do things “the right way”.
You should have experience in working with a software development lifecycle (preferably agile). The role requires working closely with our existing teams in Switzerland and Romania.
This position will be based in our office in Sibiu, Romania; it reports to a Software Engineering Lead. Preferred candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 2+ years of related experience. Fluency in Romanian and English required, both written and spoken.
Skills and Experience:
- Advanced knowledge of JavaScript, DOM Manipulation and AJAX
- Familiar with frameworks such as MooTools, YUI, Dojo, Prototype or jQuery
- Basic (X)HTML and CSS skills
- Good knowledge of PHP 5+ and the development of web-service and database driven web applications and services
- Knowledge of software development methodologies, in particular agile development and testing
- Ideally, experience in performance optimization and scalability
- A spirit for open source software is a plus
Personal Attributes:
- Excellent communications skills
- Ability to communicate with teams at worldwide locations over phone, email, or IM
- Exceptional problem solving abilities
- Demonstrate perfection, accuracy and thoroughness, display commitment to excellence, look for ways to improve and promote quality, monitor own work to ensure quality
- Genuine passion for innovative products, social media and greatness
- Must be able to work well in a fast-paced environment with high volume of on-going projects, changing priorities, and with challenging deliverables
- Must be awesome ☺
Poken (www.poken.com) is a fast growing global start-up with offices in San Francisco and Lausanne, and sales in over 25 countries. Poken is “your social business card”, a USB device that allows you to share your contact details and social networking profiles like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter in real life. Poken also operates a dynamic online community where Pokenauts can manage their social contacts and events in one central place.
Poken has attracted significant media attention around the world, and has won a number of awards for innovation and excellence, including the 2009 TechCrunch Europa award for “Best Real World Gadget”, the “25 Most Promising European Web & Mobility Start-ups” by the European Tech Tour (ETT), and the “newcomer” category of the Swiss ICT award, which honors cutting-edge technologies which are developed and commercialized in Switzerland.